QA Test Automation Engineer

Job title:-  QA Test Automation Engineer
Location:- Richmond, VA 23219
Duration:- 18 Months
 
Job description

• Experience with 2 or more automation tools such as Selenium, Ansible, Cucumber and Playwright
• Expertise with Python, JavaScript for writing test automation scripts and experience utilizing CI/CD pipelines

 
Qualifications:

• Expert knowledge of software development life cycle, quality engineering, agile testing best practices and methodologies.
• Proven data analysis, data verification, and problem-solving abilities.
• Substantial exposure to project-based work structures and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and in a virtual setting.
• Experience collaborating with developers in reviewing unit test and integration results for coverage analysis
• Experience in programming using Python or Java or other languages
• Proven ability to drive automation efficiencies and coverage effectiveness using different tools and techniques
• Strong communication skills and ability to produce clear, concise and detailed documentation
• Experience capturing quality data and metrics to provide insights and conclusions
• SAFE or Agile certification, Cloud or DevOps certification is a plus
• Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer science, Information Systems or equivalent experience is preferred

 
Responsibilities:

• Design and establish quality measures, standards, and tools for new applications, products, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout their development/product lifecycles.
• Function as a liaison or act as Quality coach between the Quality Engineering and Agile Teams/Delivery teams to assist engineers with the development of software to ensure that design specifications are satisfied from a user perspective.
• Assist in formal and informal reviews throughout the software development life cycle.
• Lead quality engineering testing efforts related to cloud testing strategy and efforts
• Ensure that testing activities assess application`s ability to meet business requirements, systems goals, end-user requirements, performance requirements, and security requirement.
• Design and develop appropriate test plans, test cases, and story/feature test data to test complex problems or to address specific user requirements.
• Develop feature-based testing roadmap schedule, identify testing & development dependencies, and collaborate with business integration and product owners for thorough coverage.
• Design and develop sprint regression testing methodologies, scenarios, risk-based testing strategies and automation suite.
• Design and implement defect prevention techniques & tracking processes and appropriate metrics to ensure that all software meets quality standards.
• Collaborate with application development personnel and business personnel to plan all phases of application testing including, unit, integration, system, regression, load, performance, security, contingency, and user acceptance testing.